James Winkler
General Secretary, United Methodist General Board of Church & Society - Washington, DC
Jim Winkler is the General Secretary of the General Board of Church & Society (GBCS), the international public policy and social justice agency of The United Methodist Church. He has led delegations to the Middle East, Iraq and Germany seeking peaceful solutions to global conflict and traveled throughout the world to support the justice work of the United Methodist in Africa, Asia and Europe. He has preached and led workshops and training events in Russia, Nigeria, and the Philippines, and is a frequent spokesperson for the justice work of The United Methodist Church to the national and international media.
Areas of Expertise:
• Peace and Justice
• War in Iraq
• Federal budget priorities
Recent interviews:
• The Christian Post: Interview: Jim Winkler—A Moderate View on the Methodist Pastor Ruling on Homosexual Church Members
• CSPAN’s The American View: “Morality and the Federal Budget”
• The (London) Observer: Iraq War 'Unjustifiable', says Bush's Church Head (October 2002)
• Unitedmethodist.com: The War in Iraq -- An e-interview with Jim Winkler of GBCS
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